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I assume this is the novel that the TV show about a town encompassed by a massive dome is based upon?
Surely that would be D'ome
At home:
- A Clash of Kings (George R. R. Martin), taking this slow to make it last
- The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole 1999-2001, one of my favourite fictional characters, one of my favourite literary series. This one and The Prostate Years are the only ones I'm missing but I'm working on it ;)
I read that a few years ago, and while I was a little ignorant of some of the content, I loved it. I will have to revisit it sometime in the future and read the unabridged version this time. I love me some Dumas.
Same thing here, I read it many years ago but I couldn't fully comprehend it. It's truly amazing, I have been finding parallels between Edmond Dantes and Silva and I wonder if the inspiration was conscious.
Oh, good point. But to be honest I don't connect much between them except for the whole revenge plot thing. Edmond Dantes is framed, Silva screws himself over. Edmond has something to live for (Mercedes I think was his lover's name), while Silva's only purpose is to kill M. Edmond isn't cruel at heart, yet Silva is. Edmond helps many along the way to accomplish his mission, while Silva is quite heartless and in it for himself. Maybe you can find a few connections for me between them beyond the whole revenge plotting scheme that I may have overlooked.
AWESOME WORK. Britain's problems with France before and during France's surrender to Germany explained like never before. I'm near page 300 of a 1200 pages book and I coudn't recommend it enough.
Sounds like a fascinating read. I have always liked Churchill for both his strength and wit in times of despair. His ability to stand strong with his country during the Battle of Britain is one of the crowning moments of any of the world wars, and shows just how determined he was to never lay down and die.
Vol. 1 is also incredibly interesting (Churchill's childhood), but Vol. 2, showing the least up until WWII explodes, is so beautifully interesting, really riveting, and paints a vivid picture of Churchill and England during this time.
Vol. 1: The Last Lion - Visions of Glory
Vol. 2 - The Last Lion - Alone
Vol. 3 - The Last Lion - Defender of the Realm
I cannot recommend these highly enough.
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I have not read Churchill's own books about WWII, but I do want to.
Ah, the good stuff!
I just read The Return of Fu Manchu - how many times does Sax Rohmer use the word "uncanny"? It's fun stuff despite the outrageous racism from the period. I found out that President Fu Manchu is going to be coming out as an iBook soon. That one looks pretty wild.
Michel Déon - The foundling Boy (1975 Le Jeune Homme vert)
Michel Déon (born 4 August 1919) is a French writer.
With Antoine Blondin, Jacques Laurent and Roger Nimier, he belonged to the literary group of the Hussards. He is a novelist as well as a literary columnist.
Over the course of his admirable career, Déon has published over 50 works. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys Sauvages (The Wild Ponies). Déon’s 1973 masterpiece, Un Taxi Mauve garnered him international renown when it received the esteemed title of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages, delivering his unique voice across cultural and continental boundaries. He is considered one of the most innovative French writers of the 21st century.
Apparently Fleming though so, too. I love that reference to the Nero Wolfe series in the novel OHMSS in which M speaks of reading Stout's works.
I have read a few Nero Wolfe books and found them agreeable to read.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/On-The-Map-world-looks/dp/1846685109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383222465&sr=8-1&keywords=on+the+map
Highly readable account of the history of maps, from BC to the present day, in terms of how little was known about the world and how new knowledge had to be pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle. That said, it was known as early as BC that the world was round.
Sometimes explorers would just make stuff up to brag about their 'finds'. It goes into whether America was discovered centuries before Columbus, or whether that was an eleborate hoax done in WW2 to annoy Hitler. The great explorers of Africa and the Arctic (the last great unexplored area) are covered of course.
There are also short chapters that talk about side issues, such as a murder map used to exonorate an alleged killer in Victorian times, Google Maps, the London A-Z, the London Underground. Garfield always likes to introduce the human angle to get you interested. Only drawback is that the maps aren't reproduced in colour which becomes tiresome after a while.
It really is a great book to read a few chapters in bed to before turning in.
I didn't know Doyle wrote horror stories. It makes sense, since he had an interest in the occult and some of his detective fiction, such as The Hound of the Baskerville had elements of gothic horror, albeit rationalized.
Shame there's still not much word on the film adaptation of Firewall. Heard Jason Statham was meant to be play Stone but he dropped out which is probably for the best imo. Big fan of the bloke and he'd fit the part brilliantly but he's too big a star. I'd like these books to made into a film series and chances are Statham would be too busy to make sequels.